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then it was transported, oe it was freed up, by ocean linero america. finally weeks ler, en in movie theaters, but by more than 30 millioneople. >> ts is lowell thomas eaking, bringing you the pictures of the murder of e king of yugoslavia and the foreign nister of france. tragedy approacheswiftly now. in that galmultitude lurks a man wi a pistol, bound by a bod oath to kill the kinghe was a croatian terrorist,nd he's ready to strike. he strikes othe running board. 's slashed down by saber strokes. saying bullets hit the crow women fall wounded, hit by the rdom bullets. the police erwhelm him, tramp him. somebody picks uphe instrument of death: that devilish automic pistol. this historical film document w made by the fox movietone cameramen. the frencseized it, releasedt, and seized it again. butow movietone, thanks tthe speed of the s.s. "washington," ienabled to present this, the most histoc fi document of our time. >> thanks to the speed of e ocean line. newsreels were a fact of life for decadesno one would have predicted by th mid-sixties, 10s, they
then it was transported, oe it was freed up, by ocean linero america. finally weeks ler, en in movie theaters, but by more than 30 millioneople. >> ts is lowell thomas eaking, bringing you the pictures of the murder of e king of yugoslavia and the foreign nister of france. tragedy approacheswiftly now. in that galmultitude lurks a man wi a pistol, bound by a bod oath to kill the kinghe was a croatian terrorist,nd he's ready to strike. he strikes othe running board. 's slashed down by...
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god bless e united states america. thank you, evebody. (applause) >>oodruff: now, more on the present's appearance before house republicans-- someonwho was there foit all, texas reesentative jeb hensarling. congressman hearling, than for being with us and for standing outn the cold. what did you te away from this usual session? well, you're right, judy, it was an unual session. sten, the president deserves great credit for acceing our invitation. i'm glad that he didt. i'm hoping something goo ll come out of it. we've never en any kind of outreach from speakepelosi to aempt to work on a bipartisan basis. i hope wsee one out of the president. there are some areas maybe we can work on. bui got to tell you, the american peoe want accotability in government. anregardless of whether you are a republican or democrat today i think was at least a chapter i accountability. i mean things like the louisiana puhase and the cornhusker kickback, pple want to e some accountabity. they saw itoday. >> woouff: you asked him a question about the budget 's g
god bless e united states america. thank you, evebody. (applause) >>oodruff: now, more on the present's appearance before house republicans-- someonwho was there foit all, texas reesentative jeb hensarling. congressman hearling, than for being with us and for standing outn the cold. what did you te away from this usual session? well, you're right, judy, it was an unual session. sten, the president deserves great credit for acceing our invitation. i'm glad that he didt. i'm hoping...
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major funding r the pbs newsho is provided by: pacific fe bankf america >>hevron. this is the power of human energy. toyota. >> andy the bill and melinda gates fodation. dedicated to t idea that all pele deserve the chance to live a healthyroductive life. and with the ongng support of the institutions and foundations. and... this program wasade possible by t corporation for public broadcaing. and by contributionso your pbs station om viewers like you. thank you. >> lehrer: the exodufrom haiti's shtered capital kept building today. aid ficials reported 200,000 haitians have fled porau- prince. the government talked of setng vast new tent cities. and an 84-year-old woman w pulled alive frothe rubble, after ten days. margaret warner talked earli today wi jay newton small of "time" magazine from port-- prince. >> warner: jay newton all, thank you for joining us were hearing reports of tens of thousas, in fact hundredsf thousands of haitians fleeing t city. what have u seen? >> i have certaiy seen that. e port is clogged with ferrieof, you know, haitia trying to leave t
major funding r the pbs newsho is provided by: pacific fe bankf america >>hevron. this is the power of human energy. toyota. >> andy the bill and melinda gates fodation. dedicated to t idea that all pele deserve the chance to live a healthyroductive life. and with the ongng support of the institutions and foundations. and... this program wasade possible by t corporation for public broadcaing. and by contributionso your pbs station om viewers like you. thank you. >> lehrer: the...
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ght now, families across america around the kiten table worried about prospects out employment, e future for their kids. we want to hear some sutions that a akin to what we've been working on for the las12 months. >> reporter: the presidentill address e nation this evening at:00 pm eastern time. >> lehr: and to shields and lcome, mr. axelrod. thanks, gwen. good to with you. >> ifi: we've heard so many times the next speech th president is goingo give, whatever it is, ishe speech of a litime. at makes tonight different? >> well, younow, that is what washington does every spee. it becomes a speech ofhe lifeti. doubt it's an important speech a it's an important speech because aricans have been through a very diffult time and there looking for a sense of what the future wl hold. the present is going to talk about where we've been andhere we're ing and how we create jobs in this country that pay we, see wages grow, and secure the middle class ain after this very difficult peri we've beenhrough. >> ifill: the president is pected to call for a the-year spending-- freeze on some domestic spendin
ght now, families across america around the kiten table worried about prospects out employment, e future for their kids. we want to hear some sutions that a akin to what we've been working on for the las12 months. >> reporter: the presidentill address e nation this evening at:00 pm eastern time. >> lehr: and to shields and lcome, mr. axelrod. thanks, gwen. good to with you. >> ifi: we've heard so many times the next speech th president is goingo give, whatever it is, ishe...
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bank of america-- commitd to helping the tion's economic covery. pacific life-- the power to help yosucceed. and by the alfred p. san foundation. supporting scienc technology, and proved economic performancand financial literacy in the 21st ceury. andith the ongoing support of these institutions d foundations. and... this prograwas made possible by the corporatiofor publ broadcasting. and by contribuons to your pbs tation from viewers like you thank you. >> lehrer: president obama road tested his new cus on bs and the economy today margaretarner begins our coverage of t tune i don't know aftermath. >> reporter: th president was greet with applause by a friendl audience in tampa, florida. he and vice president joeiden unveiled $8 billion in grants for high speed rail, part of their n focus on jobs creati t president said againhe understands wh americans are going thugh. >>last night i've spoken about where w need to go and i've said ese are difficult times, these challging times for our country. in th last two years, we've gone rough the deepest rec
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onof those was bank of america, an underwrir of the newshour. today the serities and change commission accused nk of america of failing to discse huge losses at merrill nch before buying it. the bank is alrey charged wi hiding bonuses paid at merrl. still, the news of a psible nk tax was met with anger on wall street. where some sawt as a way to get at bonuses. jamie amond, chairman of jp morgan chase told a waington conferen on monday, quote, i'm getting tireof the consta vilification. this is not a sino. still, the issue won't go away. the federal deposit surance corporation said today that y impose higher premiums on bas to discourage risky lending aninvestments. the question of ether to tax banks may not be limited simply the questi of whether to tax bankmay not be limited simply to costs associated wi the so- called tarp prram. altold, the federal reserve and the vernment committed several trillion dollars to e financial syst at the height ofhe crisis. so what, ianything, should be done aut the banks? weet two views. bert ely is a baing ind
onof those was bank of america, an underwrir of the newshour. today the serities and change commission accused nk of america of failing to discse huge losses at merrill nch before buying it. the bank is alrey charged wi hiding bonuses paid at merrl. still, the news of a psible nk tax was met with anger on wall street. where some sawt as a way to get at bonuses. jamie amond, chairman of jp morgan chase told a waington conferen on monday, quote, i'm getting tireof the consta vilification. this is...